Fifteen years after it was canceled, 'King of the Hill' returns for the rare revival where merit, opportunity, and talent all deftly come together.

Nor, for that matter, the Arlen, Texas, of “King of the Hill.” Which is why — while a revival of a show that had an excellent 13-season run and a pitch-perfect ending may not have been urgent — the new season, which begins on Aug. 4 on Hulu, deserves some credit. Time did not need to pass in Arlen, but it did.

Hank Hill is back and he's the same ol' Hank Hill, but a lot of things around him have changed. The lovable animated hero of “King of the Hill” has returned from a 15-year lull and he isn't sure what boba tea is,